糧
糧·provisions
- On-yomi
- リョウロウ
- Kun-yomi
- かて
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食糧 | しょくりょう | food supplies, provisions |
| 糧 | かて | sustenance, nourishment |
| 兵糧 | ひょうろう | army provisions |
| 糧食 | りょうしょく | rations, provisions |
Example sentences
被災地に食糧を送った。
ひさいちにしょくりょうをおくった。
We sent food supplies to the disaster area.
失敗も生きる糧になる。
しっぱいもいきるかてになる。
Even failure becomes nourishment for living.
城は兵糧が尽きて降伏した。
しろはひょうろうがつきてこうふくした。
The castle surrendered when its provisions ran out.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 糧 alone as りょう — standing alone it is かて
- Confusing 食糧 (staple food supplies) with 食料 (しょくりょう, foodstuffs generally)
Memory aid
Picture it
Rice 米 measured out by quantity 量 — the weighed-out ration that feeds an army or a household.
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